Almond Butter Cookies
Baking time: 15-20 minutes.
Set Oven to 300 degrees F.
Ingredients:
· 1 cup of butter or margarine, softened
· 1 cup of sugar
· 2 egg yolks
· ½ teaspoon of lemon extract
· ¾ teaspoon of vanilla extract
· ¾ teaspoon of almond extract
· 2 cups of all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon of baking powder
· 1/8 teaspoon of salt
· 1 (4-ounce) package of whole blanched almonds, toasted
Directions:
Cream Butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the extracts. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place them about 2-inces apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press an almond into the center of each cookie. Bake at 300 degrees F. for 15-20 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing cookies from the cookie sheet.
Makes 4 ½ dozen cookies.